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. >> the obama administration officially ending all white house tours. >> but with a perfectly appropriate donation of a half million dollars, president obama will come to you. >> jonathan, that was karl rove's american crossroads, they're running that ad, they take that idea seriously. that they are in a position to criticize o.f.a. for raising money and supposedly selling influence. >> look, the 2012 campaign will be remembered for having built the largest, most sophisticated grassroots political organization of all time. you know what the average donation was to o.f.a.? $65. this is an army of millions of donors. the real question about it is whether the people who gave during the campaign will now step up and realize, they have to send in their contributions of $15, $20, $50 in order to advance the president's agenda. o.f.a. made a big mistake a couple of weeks ago in saying they would accept so-called dark money. which is money that you don't have to disclose. and they've now reversed themselves, that was a really bad idea. now that they're on record for transparency, if the people st
. >> the obama administration officially ending all white house tours. >> but with a perfectly appropriate donation of a half million dollars, president obama will come to you. >> jonathan, that was karl rove's american crossroads, they're running that ad, they take that idea seriously. that they are in a position to criticize o.f.a. for raising money and supposedly selling influence. >> look, the 2012 campaign will be remembered for having built the largest, most...
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the republicans have forced 30 filibuster votes on president obama's nominations and apparently they say they're just getting started. not to mention the national labor relations board. we could go on and on. let's turn now to former senator tom daschle who is the former majority leader for the democrats and author of the book "the u.s. senate." tom, great to see you, good to have you with us tonight. >> great to be with you, ed. >> you bet. well, in your book, the u.s. senate, what do you say about filibusters now? >> well, it's been abused, you're absolutely right. the numbers speak for themselves. we have more than twice as many cloture votes in the last congress, ed, as we did in the 50-year period between 1917 and 1967. that was a time during the civil rights era and vietnam and all of the other things we faced. twice as many in two years as we did in 50. that's all you need to know about the abuse of filibusters today. >> yeah. you're a close friend, worked with him for years, harry reid, what should he do? what can he do? >> well, harry's done all, i think he thinks he is capa
the republicans have forced 30 filibuster votes on president obama's nominations and apparently they say they're just getting started. not to mention the national labor relations board. we could go on and on. let's turn now to former senator tom daschle who is the former majority leader for the democrats and author of the book "the u.s. senate." tom, great to see you, good to have you with us tonight. >> great to be with you, ed. >> you bet. well, in your book, the u.s....
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>> they were planned by the bush administration and the first thing the obama administration did was cancel them and now they are deploy them. so, better late than never but it is late. north korea has tested delivery systems and had nuclear tests and there were iranian observers at the most recent test and they are close to pakistan. is there a serious problem that north korea is a nuclear weapons state? and talking to other states are they on the verge of that? i am for missile defense but it does not substitute if a robust foreign policy to get back to the rand paul question which deals with the states before they become nuclear states. this raises the question of what happens with iran. the president's national security advisor said this week, can you believe this, the united states will not accept north korea as a nuclear state. it is not nice. they are a nuclear state. how seriously can you take the president when he says they are not a nuclear test? >>chris: of course, george bush said this was unaccept average and it happened and we accepted it. >> i agree. >>chris: now, the
>> they were planned by the bush administration and the first thing the obama administration did was cancel them and now they are deploy them. so, better late than never but it is late. north korea has tested delivery systems and had nuclear tests and there were iranian observers at the most recent test and they are close to pakistan. is there a serious problem that north korea is a nuclear weapons state? and talking to other states are they on the verge of that? i am for missile defense...
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that may be the most critical thing that come from this if china and the obama administration are are now working in concert we may actually get north korea to stand down. >> chris: in the 30 seconds left, bill, what is the most we can expect from the president on the trip to israel? >> well, could expect and i think he will offer we have tried to offer reassurances to israel as he likes to put it that he has israel's back. i think that will be greeted with skepticism by the netanyahu government and if you are looking at the u.s. government honestly and cold eyes, clear eyes and a cold mind if you are the netanyahu government you think that your security depends on yourself and you don't trust president obama to act. >> chris: thank you, panel. see you next week. check out panel plus where our group picks up with the discussion about the future of the republican party on our website fox newssunday .com and we will post the video before noon eastern time. follow us on twitter @ fox news sunday. up next, our power player of the week. [ male announcer ] at his current pace, bob will reti
that may be the most critical thing that come from this if china and the obama administration are are now working in concert we may actually get north korea to stand down. >> chris: in the 30 seconds left, bill, what is the most we can expect from the president on the trip to israel? >> well, could expect and i think he will offer we have tried to offer reassurances to israel as he likes to put it that he has israel's back. i think that will be greeted with skepticism by the...
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it's been ten years since the war started and five years, four and a half since the obama administration took over, what's it going to take? >> i think general shinseki is an example of the many public services at the va, he is a decorated veteran himself. i've dealt with va officials in arkansas and washington here and they want to do the right thing. they may lack the resources and best practices. in some ways the department of veteran affairs is like an insurance company or claims processing company. they don't always have the best and most modern practices and one thing we could do in congress through oversight is help to ensure they get the training and resources they need. i think the will and the desire are certainly there to serve veterans if you look at an organization like walmart, my home state just announced a new initiative where they're going to hire every veteran who applies for a job, as long as they have a clean background check, they want that experience there. the country certainly appreciates veterans and wants to serve them. >> good intentions just don't get them tho
it's been ten years since the war started and five years, four and a half since the obama administration took over, what's it going to take? >> i think general shinseki is an example of the many public services at the va, he is a decorated veteran himself. i've dealt with va officials in arkansas and washington here and they want to do the right thing. they may lack the resources and best practices. in some ways the department of veteran affairs is like an insurance company or claims...
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how much of a problem is north korea right now for the obama administration? >> reporter: well, i think it is a problem, craig. the obama administration had been hoping when kim jong-un took over that he would help to lead north korea out of isolationism. really the opposite has happened. he's become more bellicose than his father and these intercepters are going to be placed because of recent provocations from north korea and there is a sense that they've made advances in nuclear capabilities. last week, north korea threatened a preemptive nuclear strike against the united states and also they're ending their treaty with south korea. to there is a lot of concern. we should say this move to increase the number of intercepters marks a shift in the obama administration's policy, because back in 2010, they had said they weren't going to add new intercepters. this comes as president obama is just starting his second term. he's mapped out an ambitious agenda. but experts say this is going to take up a large portion of the next several years, concerns about north ko
how much of a problem is north korea right now for the obama administration? >> reporter: well, i think it is a problem, craig. the obama administration had been hoping when kim jong-un took over that he would help to lead north korea out of isolationism. really the opposite has happened. he's become more bellicose than his father and these intercepters are going to be placed because of recent provocations from north korea and there is a sense that they've made advances in nuclear...
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the obama administration rather suddenly decided they are going to go ahead with a missile defense system with the development of this which is a plan that george bush put forth that the president moth balled when he got into office. >> they are responding to what they see with kim jung-un. when you look at the timelines in terms of getting the interceptors in place, it's going to take 24 months. we have to make some assumptions that the north koreans are working on the weaponization of a payload whether that's nuclear or conventional and the further development of a rocket and marrying those two up to threaten the the united states and u.s. territories. so the system all has to come together and we need the lead time to get that in place. >> earlier this week the president talked about the threat from north korea. here's how he answered the question. >> can north korea now make good on its threat to hit the united states? >> they probably can't but we don't like margin of error. >> it's that close? >> it's not that close. what we have done is we made sure we have defensive measures to pr
the obama administration rather suddenly decided they are going to go ahead with a missile defense system with the development of this which is a plan that george bush put forth that the president moth balled when he got into office. >> they are responding to what they see with kim jung-un. when you look at the timelines in terms of getting the interceptors in place, it's going to take 24 months. we have to make some assumptions that the north koreans are working on the weaponization of a...
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administration did so. they said at the time the administration felt there wasn't a needed threat, that they didn't need as many interceptors. now they're going back and having to reopen them. some of the republican congressional folks i've been speaking with say the threat was there, the intel was there and now it's going to cost a whole lot of money to get these turned back on. >> all right. 14 more interceptors to be put in place. thank you so much. chris lawrence, appreciate that from the pentagon. i know he'll be briefing us later on as well. >>> for all you tech fans, samsung's new galaxy s4 is here. we're previewing the features. and why you might be giving up more of yourself these days on facebook when you click on the like icon. zñç i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may
administration did so. they said at the time the administration felt there wasn't a needed threat, that they didn't need as many interceptors. now they're going back and having to reopen them. some of the republican congressional folks i've been speaking with say the threat was there, the intel was there and now it's going to cost a whole lot of money to get these turned back on. >> all right. 14 more interceptors to be put in place. thank you so much. chris lawrence, appreciate that from...
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now, his timetable differs from the obama administration's timetable. they believe that if iran does decide it wants to make a nuclear weapon, then it's a year out. so they differ in that. but there is certainly agreement on what to do about iran. and both of them have said that the red line is, iran must not obtain nuclear weapons, and for iran's part, iran has always said that it is not trying to do that, but only using it for civilian purposes. ashleigh? >> i want to also, sara, thank you, bring in jessica yellin, our white house correspondent, our chief white house correspondent. jessica, it is no secret that americans do believe that israel is a, either a great allay or a friend, to the tune of about 80% of them. but when it comes to just what we should be doing, if israel decides on any kind of preemptive attack on israel, or any kind of attack, it's almost 50/50. in fact, i believe the numbers are 49, yes, 49, no, we should support that nation. those are the kind of numbers that are not lost on an administration, when they have to go in and negot
now, his timetable differs from the obama administration's timetable. they believe that if iran does decide it wants to make a nuclear weapon, then it's a year out. so they differ in that. but there is certainly agreement on what to do about iran. and both of them have said that the red line is, iran must not obtain nuclear weapons, and for iran's part, iran has always said that it is not trying to do that, but only using it for civilian purposes. ashleigh? >> i want to also, sara, thank...
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he has been an active critic of the obama administration and also feels that to the extent that -- that his policies have been adopted, he hasn't been given proper credit for it. so he -- you know, he continues to have an ax to grind and much to say. >> it would be hard, mike barnicle, for a lot of those people to give him credit for adopting his policies because while he was doing it, they were claiming he was shredding the institutio constitution. now they are doing it, they are keeping america safe. a heavy burden people carry when their job carry when their job is to protect this country. be it democrats or republicans. >> the flip side of that with the former vice president, i wonder what was your sense in talking to him and interviewing him, did you get any sense of regret from him over the fact that, you know, we had this disaster called iraq spawned in part by deceit. any sense of regret over that? >> strikingly none at all. in fact, i think he is more certain of the rightness of his policies and his actions today than ever before and no sense really that in spite of the fact th
he has been an active critic of the obama administration and also feels that to the extent that -- that his policies have been adopted, he hasn't been given proper credit for it. so he -- you know, he continues to have an ax to grind and much to say. >> it would be hard, mike barnicle, for a lot of those people to give him credit for adopting his policies because while he was doing it, they were claiming he was shredding the institutio constitution. now they are doing it, they are keeping...
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administration to follow up on. >> well, but it fits in with what the president wants which is to give more tax relief to the middle class. i simply have to say as i always do, that though is something that flies in the face of what a lot of economists and former president clinton say have to happen over the long term which is taxes need to go up on the middle class. >> the president has been questioned about fairness and saying if you look at sort of the way that dow is going, you look at sort of the incredible profits on corporations. they're not paying their fair share. but to go back to the issue at hand, i really think the speaker -- >> how do you define fair, cornell? if you tax 100%, you don't get rid of the debt problem. so what is fair? >> i think it is a visceral main street issue. when working americans are paying sort of more taxes than warren buffett, i think you get the sense that it not fair. when you have lornarge corporats and big oil companies raking in huge profits and not paying taxes that, is not fair. >> if you look at the oil companies marginal tax rates, you wou
administration to follow up on. >> well, but it fits in with what the president wants which is to give more tax relief to the middle class. i simply have to say as i always do, that though is something that flies in the face of what a lot of economists and former president clinton say have to happen over the long term which is taxes need to go up on the middle class. >> the president has been questioned about fairness and saying if you look at sort of the way that dow is going, you...
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. >> also i should point out this network was the network that was blasted by the obama administration for our early reporting on benghazi and what we uncovered in the burned out wreckage in benghazi. so the idea that somehow we are not talking about wen gbenghazi a surd. we want to call out politicians when they say things that are untrue. with with congresswoman bachmann it's a double edged sword. she fund raises off this stuff. >> we can be transparent with viewers. we had a discussion about this. we know the more oxygen we give it the more she'll raise money off of it. this is one example of a fund-raising notice she sends out. she's one of the most active fund raising e-mail lists. is he sends out five alarm notices, sometimes more than one a day warning they have to contribute or her campaign will fall under the weight of democrats and the liberal media. this was on a different subject. i wouldn't be surprise fd she use this is report and another tomorrow. we're doing our job. >> again, the invitation stands. she can just sit. e she doesn't have to run. we'll talk seated. >> how
. >> also i should point out this network was the network that was blasted by the obama administration for our early reporting on benghazi and what we uncovered in the burned out wreckage in benghazi. so the idea that somehow we are not talking about wen gbenghazi a surd. we want to call out politicians when they say things that are untrue. with with congresswoman bachmann it's a double edged sword. she fund raises off this stuff. >> we can be transparent with viewers. we had a...
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administration, but i had them with the bush administration and that's -- well, it's part of the job. the truth of the matter is, i never really understood the people who get a nasty phone call and then go on tv to talk about it. it's part of the job. you do a story they don't like, you're going to get yelled at and you listen to them or you yell back and then you move on. >> this is what you signed up for. let me ask you about journalists often accused, as you know, about caring less about issues, substance governing and jeb bush on "meet the press" last week raised this point with david gregory. >> before i let you go, who is the hottest florida politician right now? you or marco rubio? who are we more likely to see in the white house? >> man, you guys are crack addic addicts. you really are obsessed with all this politics. >> i have been called a lot of things. >> crack addicts. that's a serious charge. >> i mean, look, obviously, if there's a politician versus a reporter, my first inclination is to go with the reporter. but, obviously, a lot of 2016 speculation. >> jeb bush went
administration, but i had them with the bush administration and that's -- well, it's part of the job. the truth of the matter is, i never really understood the people who get a nasty phone call and then go on tv to talk about it. it's part of the job. you do a story they don't like, you're going to get yelled at and you listen to them or you yell back and then you move on. >> this is what you signed up for. let me ask you about journalists often accused, as you know, about caring less...
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joining me is a former spokesman for the national security council in the obama administration and aaron david miller, fellow at the woodrow wilson international center. welcome, both. first, tommy, why did it take so long for this president to get to israel? he had a lot on his plate there were enormous economic challenges to deal with back home. but not every president going to israel in his first term, george bush didn't. this is great opportunity for the president to sync up with prime minister netanyahu on iran, sir yarks the critical issues of the region where israel is in the eye of the storm. he can also speak directly to the israeli people, via a speech to a bunch of university students. >> aaron david miller, you were a middle east negotiator in a number of white houses and state departments, republican and democratic. what, how much syncing up with prime minister netanyahu do you think is going to take place, realistically? >> it's smart politics, it's smart policy, too. obama has got the most dysfunctional relationship with any israeli prime minister in the history of the u.s
joining me is a former spokesman for the national security council in the obama administration and aaron david miller, fellow at the woodrow wilson international center. welcome, both. first, tommy, why did it take so long for this president to get to israel? he had a lot on his plate there were enormous economic challenges to deal with back home. but not every president going to israel in his first term, george bush didn't. this is great opportunity for the president to sync up with prime...
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barack obama promised the most transparent administration ever. barack obama, you lie. [ applause ] >> listening to former vice presidential nominee sarah palin at the last day of the cpac conference there in national harbor, maryland. we'll talk more about all she has to say there. this is not, she says, about restoring the gop party but instead about rebuilding america. going to ask our political analyst, david gergen, who will be with us, to find out what he thinks his take is on her appearance there. just a reminder. watch monday for the launch of jake tapper's new show, "the lead." starts monday afternoon 4:00. [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal t
barack obama promised the most transparent administration ever. barack obama, you lie. [ applause ] >> listening to former vice presidential nominee sarah palin at the last day of the cpac conference there in national harbor, maryland. we'll talk more about all she has to say there. this is not, she says, about restoring the gop party but instead about rebuilding america. going to ask our political analyst, david gergen, who will be with us, to find out what he thinks his take is on her...
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the united states, the obama administration, right now taking the north's threats of a nuclear attack very seriously. the pentagon has just announced it will beef up america's defense missile systems out on the west coast. in california, oregon, washington state. let's go straight to cnn's pentagon correspondent chris lawrence, watching what's going on. chris, a lot of us are stunned by this decision but update us on what is going on. >> wolf, we just came out of a briefing where we learned the pentagon is going to spend a billion dollars to put new intercepter missiles on the west coast. now, that plan includes react investigating a missile field that the obama administration deactivated just a few years ago when it concluded that north korea didn't pose enough of a threat. if a nuclear missile is ever fired at the united states, this is the best hope to stop it. 30 interceptor missiles which can be launched from ground silos in alaska and california. now the pentagon is deploying up to 14 more. >> the reason we're doing what we're doing and the reason we're advancing our program her
the united states, the obama administration, right now taking the north's threats of a nuclear attack very seriously. the pentagon has just announced it will beef up america's defense missile systems out on the west coast. in california, oregon, washington state. let's go straight to cnn's pentagon correspondent chris lawrence, watching what's going on. chris, a lot of us are stunned by this decision but update us on what is going on. >> wolf, we just came out of a briefing where we...
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administration argued that we didn't need to take these steps that are being announced today. and there was pushback in congress, individuals saying, no, actually, we do need to do it and because they thought north korea would take the steps and be in the place where they are today. >> all right, jake tapper, thank you very much. exactly what jake will be covering on his new show and we'll remind everyone, jake has a new show on cnn, called "the lead" with jake tapper, debuts on monday the 18th, 4:00 p.m. eastern, here on cnn. >>> so we know north korea does have missiles. how many? and what kind? still unclear. we also know they're stepping up their nuclear capabilities, conducting testing in underground sites. chad myers is here now. talk us through the actual threat here, can they reach us? >> i think unclear is the best word you used. we think now that about 7,000 kilometers to 10,000 kilometers would be the longest icy they could launch. let's give you an idea of the rings. looks like an earthquake ring, but it is not. one more time, zoom back out, how far could this poss
administration argued that we didn't need to take these steps that are being announced today. and there was pushback in congress, individuals saying, no, actually, we do need to do it and because they thought north korea would take the steps and be in the place where they are today. >> all right, jake tapper, thank you very much. exactly what jake will be covering on his new show and we'll remind everyone, jake has a new show on cnn, called "the lead" with jake tapper, debuts on...
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and some critics accused the president and the obama administration of grandstanding against the cuts. a spokesman said it wasn't the president's decision. >> the white house runs the tours. the tours of the white house. the secret service staffs the tours. the secret service came to us with a decision that because of the sequester cuts, it would be, in their view, impossible to staff those tours, that they would have to withdraw staff from those tours in order to avoid more furloughs and overtime pay cuts. it was our job then to cancel the tours. >> the secret service says canceling the tours will save it $2 million over the next seven months. >>> a very tough opening statement in the rape trial of two ohio high school football stars. the prosecutor said they treated a young girl, and this is them quoting, like a toy. sexually assaulting her, recording the abuse and then bragging about it. the case received widespread attention on the alleged abuse online. defense attorneys say the defendants, those football players, are innocent. >>> florida lieutenant governor jennifer carroll is s
and some critics accused the president and the obama administration of grandstanding against the cuts. a spokesman said it wasn't the president's decision. >> the white house runs the tours. the tours of the white house. the secret service staffs the tours. the secret service came to us with a decision that because of the sequester cuts, it would be, in their view, impossible to staff those tours, that they would have to withdraw staff from those tours in order to avoid more furloughs and...
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point of approving a kill list, many administration officials cooperated. what i understand, when that story came out, there was discomfort, talk about the president being a kind of executioner in chief. now we've seen more recently with the left and right converging, rand paul filibust r filibustering in protest of the white house's refusal to turn over legal documents, you're having new political opposition to the drone campaign. it went from the campaign now to political headache for the president. >> you write this in the article, the article entitled "so who can we kill." in the u.s. president obama's problem may be secrecy by treating the drone campaign as a secret, and paranoid scenarios like the casual killing of americans at home. the secrecy is becoming a big problem for the president. >> a huge problem. i think the white house understands this. in fact, this is why it appears the president is going to give some kind of a speech on this subject. the white house won't confirm this on the record. there's a lot of buzz in these circles right now that
point of approving a kill list, many administration officials cooperated. what i understand, when that story came out, there was discomfort, talk about the president being a kind of executioner in chief. now we've seen more recently with the left and right converging, rand paul filibust r filibustering in protest of the white house's refusal to turn over legal documents, you're having new political opposition to the drone campaign. it went from the campaign now to political headache for the...